A Dallas, Texas couple has been awarded $42 million in damages in a lawsuit filed over a 2013 car accident. Matthew and Marcia Seebachan alleged in their lawsuit that sub-standard auto repair work performed by John Eagle Collision Center at the behest of State Farm Insurance caused them to suffer serious injuries as a result…
A Georgia appeals court has ruled that Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. acted in bad faith by failing to settle insurance claims arising out of a fatal car accident. In upholding an $8.2 million ruling against Nationwide, a three-judge panel for the U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a lower court did not err…
Tesla Motors is facing a lawsuit in China filed by the family of a Beijing man who died while riding in a Tesla vehicle that was allegedly being controlled by the car’s “Autopilot” system. The crash was one of two fatal car accidents involving Tesla self-driving cars so far in 2016.
A new study conducted by researchers in Sweden has found that seniors who drive a car shortly after beginning treatment with opioid painkillers are more likely to be involved in a car accident than seniors who are treated with non-opioid drugs. Researchers in the study said that seniors who have started taking opioid medications should…
A Connecticut jury has awarded a $500,000 verdict to an NFL prospect whose football career was ended due to a broken foot suffered in an auto accident. Former University of Colorado and North Carolina State linebacker Joseph West filed a lawsuit against the driver and owner of the vehicle involved in the accident, alleging that…
A Galveston, Texas man has filed a lawsuit against his insurance company for failing to pay his claim for injuries suffered as a result of a car accident. Catarino Torres filed a lawsuit against Farmers Texas Mutual Insurance Company in December 2015 after the company refused to fulfill the terms of his insurance policy.
The Pennsylvania state Superior Court has upheld a $5.9 million verdict in favor of a man who was paralyzed when the airbag in his Mercury Sable failed to deploy in a head on collision. Following the crash, the driver, John Cancelleri, filed a lawsuit against the Ford Motor Company over the crashworthiness of the vehicle,…
Being in an automobile accident is one of the most stressful experiences imaginable. Car accidents can cause severe life altering injuries as well as fatal injuries to drivers and passengers. They can also cause costly financial damage to vehicles or other property. As stressful as car accidents can be, it is important for drivers who…
A bill was recently proposed in the Texas legislature that would make it harder for property owners to sue their insurance company over unpaid insurance claims. Experts have raised concerns that if the bill is passed, the Texas legislature could try to extend similar measures to prevent collision repairers from collecting unpaid claims regarding auto…
In July, a pregnant woman driving a 2003 Honda City crashed into another vehicle in Malaysia. The driver’s airbag “deployed abnormally,” according to the head of public relations at Honda Malaysia, the New York Times has reported. The woman and her unborn child were both killed in the auto accident.
Four years ago, John Cancelleri was driving down Route 307 in Spring Brook Township, Pennsylvania. An oncoming car suddenly turned in front and collided with Cancelleri. The airbag in Cancelleri’s 2005 Mercury Sable failed to deploy. Mr. Cancelleri suffered a disc herniation and lower-extremity paralysis as a result of the auto accident.
General Motors has announced a recall of more than 500,000 Chevrolet Camaros. According to GM, the key can suddenly turn off the ignition when bumped and shut off the engine. The recent recall covers Camaros worldwide from the 2010 to 2014 model years.